Enter or edit volumetric measures for a recipe

You can turn on volumetric measures (such as cup, mL and L) for a recipe by entering its volume conversion factor (VCF), which is the weight of a given volume of the recipe.

You can then enter the recipe by volume when you use it as an ingredient in another recipe or add it to a food record, meal plan or 24 hour recall.

Turn on volumetric measures

1. Open the recipe and click Edit.
2. On the Measures tab, turn on Liquid if the recipe is a liquid. This also turns on Volumetric measures and lets you view the nutrient analysis per 100mL. If the recipe isn't a liquid but you want to measure it by volume (such as a casserole), turn on Volumetric measures only.
3. Enter a volume in millilitres and its weight in grams. For example, 100mL = 115g.

Changes save automatically. When you're ready, click Publish.

Tip: To find the VCF, weigh a measured volume of the recipe. For example, if 250mL of soup weighs 263g, enter 250mL = 263g.